Quite an interesting little engine. I don't mean the inclination of the boiler; that's standard on a cog-railway engine. The central cog rail is Riggenbach system. The most intersting is the cylinder configuration. I've never seen before two opposed cylinders on each side of the locomotive frame parallel to that frame. Nice little engine!
@100dampf5 жыл бұрын
*Marsh System (Developed compleatly seperate from Riggenbachs system)
@inurafacititia735210 жыл бұрын
FYI: That Center rail - it was developed to be a secondary Emergency braking mechanism. It's a way for the Engine to lock down to keep it from flying forward or back in the case of a loss of power. The normal brakes are hydraulic... lose power in the engine and you can Free-Fall. But with this 3rd Rail system (used ALL over the World) is a way to keep the train from losing braking capabilities. The Brits devised this in Eastern India and is now in use from the Alps to Peru to Tibet.
@royreynolds1089 жыл бұрын
Absolutely NOT! If it weren't for the cogs in the rack rail in the center of the track the train could not get very far because adhesion friction would play out about 15%. The maximum grade on the Mt. Washington is about 47%. This is the first commercial rack railroad in the world. Most others use the Abt system which use 2 or 3 rack bars in the center like the Manitou & Pikes Peak RR. Please check your facts.
@RealPraveenMohan11 жыл бұрын
good close up shots We have smaller incline cars in Pittsburgh. Check it out on my channel
@chrisshackelford91979 жыл бұрын
Also they should make a Trainz route for this railway and the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
@chrisshackelford91979 жыл бұрын
The American version of the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
@paulhare662 Жыл бұрын
Really captures the steam experience, now mostly gone. Would have liked to see the operation of the switch near the top, our tender fell off the switch on the way down, not a confidence builder. They pried it back on the tracks with huge steel bars and we continued down without further incident.
@rainesj1009 жыл бұрын
Another interesting tale is that the guys who built this would get on a little four wheeled platform about the size of a garage creeper and ride back down at fantastic speed. Understand that at least one became airborne.
@paulhare662 Жыл бұрын
The Devil's Shingle.
@greendeane1 Жыл бұрын
Went up by cog once in the 50's drove up once in the 70's.
@paopaowell9178 жыл бұрын
god man this is heaven journey trip for sure amazing view and steam train still in order today ??? i though all change to diesel engine
@ke2xx12 жыл бұрын
I have been to Mt. Washington. The story goes that the person who came up with the idea of making the railroad to the top was ridiculed, the city fathers said,"build it to the moon if you can." that was around 1879. So much for smart government.
@paulhare662 Жыл бұрын
Sylvester Marsh.
@daverobinson61845 жыл бұрын
That thing move's like a slug. You need more black smoke & fire out the stack & pump up the steam. If anything breaks that train will come down the MTN at light speed
@carolannpepe4084 жыл бұрын
P0
@stephaniem95616 жыл бұрын
I did this last week, Monday, June 4. 27 degrees Fahrenheit on the summit and everything covered in ice. Poor visibility on top but gorgeous views going up.
@robmasterman15 жыл бұрын
An excellent video, and what superb locomotives, a joy to watch, absolutely fascinating..5*..Bob
@fallingup9012 жыл бұрын
great video. that's the first video i seen the train go downhill. that last shot was immaculate minus the wind noise
@stephaniem95616 жыл бұрын
The train I took up was a bio diesel one..they had one steam train at 8:30 am..
@snoft666711 жыл бұрын
I went about a month ago on that and the only steamer that was there was woombeck or something like that
@jaydbikermap513311 жыл бұрын
Man, thanks for that most EXCELLENT video! Hope you dont mind me linnking to it on my mapsite!
@stephaniem95616 жыл бұрын
They still run one steam train a day for most of the season.
@NN2Blue15 жыл бұрын
Quite superb video! 5* Thank you for sharing. Mike
@AYEcorolla10 жыл бұрын
That steam whistle though.
@quintoflyer13 жыл бұрын
GREAT.FANTASTIC
@rd26412 жыл бұрын
Don't swear.
@ArchTeryx0011 жыл бұрын
Most of the steam engines have been retired - they were extremely old and very hard to make replacement parts for. They run diesel-hybrids instead, save for one "nostalgia" trip every morning during high season.
@kennethsmith89685 жыл бұрын
been on the train twice and both times powered by coal.only way to go.
@paulhare662 Жыл бұрын
@@kennethsmith8968 Rattle clank belch, only way to go.